Meanings
plural plumcots
- A hybrid fruit of a plum and a apricot.
He also sent us specimens of what he calls the "plumcot" — a cross between the plum and the apricot.
1898, Report/Maryland State Horticultural Society1 more example
These fruits are in season now, along with the plumcot, 50 percent plum and 50 percent apricot, which has been sold on a limited basis until now.
2007 July 11, Florence Fabricant, “Food Stuff”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
nounhybrid produced by crossing Prunus domestica and Prunus armeniaca
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Origin
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plumcot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumcot
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